Family tribute to Mike Lynch’s co-defendant Stephen Chamberlain as he died after being hit by car days before yacht sank

THE FAMILY of missing Brit tycoon Mike Lynch’s ex-colleague and co-defendant have paid tribute to him after he died in a car crash.

They described him as a “much-loved husband, father, son, brother and friend” after he died in Cambridgeshire on Sunday .

Chamberlain’s son Teddy posted a touching tribute to his father on running app Strava.

The heartbroken son said: “We are planning to complete this run for dad, if any of you would like to pay tribute and run it with us I will keep you updated.

“I’m sure we will make a post about the day and time at a later date. He was such an incredible man and the pain we feel is unimaginable.”

Chamberlain was flown to hospital after he was hit by the car in the village of Stretham, Cambs, on Saturday.

Chamberlain was enjoying one of his regular jogs when he crossed the A1123 Newmarket Road near a humpback bridge over a river and was hit by a car.

It’s understood his life support was switched off the next day.

The woman has not been charged and sources say there is nothing suspicious about the death, the Daily Mail reported.

Chamberlain’s Strava account showed his activity ending near Gravel Farm Self-Catering Cottages.

A woman at Gravel Farm Self-Catering Cottages told the newspaper: “I saw the police arrive and the air ambulance arrive but I didn’t see anything else.”

He worked as vice president of finance at Lynch’s former company Autonomy and faced the same US charges of fraud and conspiracy as his former boss.

They were accused of scheming to inflate the company’s value before it was sold but both were acquitted of all charges by a jury in San Francisco in June.

Lynch, 59, is one of six people missing after a superyacht he was on with his family capsized and sank on Monday off the coast of Siciliy.

He was celebrating with his family, friends and lawyers onboard the £14million Bayesian when it capsized around 5am on Monday.

A source told The Telegraph yesterday: “Our dear client and friend Steve Chamberlain was fatally struck by a car on Saturday while out running.

“He was a courageous man with unparalleled integrity, and we deeply miss him.  He fought successfully to clear his good name, which lives on through his wonderful family.”

Today in a statement released by Cambridgeshire police, his family said: “Steve was a much-loved husband, father, son, brother and friend.

“He was an amazing individual whose only goal in life was to help others in any way possible.

“He made a lasting impression on everyone who had the privilege of knowing him.

“He will be deeply missed but forever in the hearts of his loved ones.”

The keen runner took part in a 100km continuous challenge three years ago.

Tech tycoon Lynch, dubbed “Britain’s Bill Gates”, was one of 22 people sailing onboard a £166,000 a week vessel, in the port of Porticello, Sicily when Chamberlain died.

He sold his tech firm Autonomy Corporation for $11b to Hewlett-Packard in 2011.

After leaving Autonomy in 2012, Chamberlain had worked for cybersecurity firm Darktrace and volunteered as a finance director for football club Cambridge United.

Who are the six still missing from the Bayesian yacht tragedy?

By Ellie Doughty, Foreign News Reporter

THE BAYESIAN superyacht was hosting a lavish party for 12 guests, with 10 crew also onboard.

After 15 people were rescued from the water on Monday, six people remain missing and one has been found dead.

Italian authorities said the man recovered near the yacht wreckage was the chef working onboard.

Four of the missing are British and two are American.

Mike Lynch, 59, and his daughter Hannah, 18, are among the four Brits lost at sea.

International chairman of bank giant Morgan Stanley, Brit Jonathan Bloomer, 70, is also missing along with his wife Judy.

As is top New York lawyer Chris Morvillo, a solicitor at major firm Clifford Chance who worked for Mike Lynch, and his wife Neda.

EPA